Fellow Stories
True gap year stories from Fellows abroad!
Check out the latest blogs from Global Citizen Year Fellows in Brazil, Ecuador, and India!
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calm after chaos
Giselle Esquer
2019-05-30
Despite the fact that I’ve lived in San Diego, CA my whole life I never really liked to go to the beach or be deep in the water and I even had a fear of it…. but that all changed this past year. Some water adventures:
Read MoreMy top 10 Brazilian songs
Ida Nydelius
2019-05-26
Olá! Welcome to a short introduction to Brazilian music. Put on your headphones, let's dive in! 10. Medley da Gaiola – Dennis DJ Remix – MC Kevin o Chris Here is my fav funk song which reminds me of those funk parties and how the Brazil cohort was showing their new skills at RET. *FUNK*...
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Receitas do Brasil (Recipes from Brazil)
Sara Ahlich
2019-05-25
Oi! For my Final Community Project in Brazil, I did a few things to look deeper into an issue that had been prominent in my year: food and nutrition. The food at my homestay was very different from what I was used to eating, and I became concerned about my diet. To explore this issue,...
Read More8 months later…
Julia Salomone
2019-05-25
This is a video of where I lived in Floripa, where I worked, where I traveled, and some of the lovely friends I made in the process. Obrigdada pra tudo Floripa, te amo. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SwCE4hYRL7N8rtFmwh9wnP2nTwwJik2o/view?usp=drivesdk
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Host family
Mauro Ramirez-Azofeifa
2019-05-24
Uma das maiores oportunidades de experiência que minha familia brasileira me deu. Visitamos O Marco das três fronteras. Cataratas do Iguaçu. Parque das aves e a maior represa hidroelétrica do mundo em Itaipu. Obrigado por tudo.
Read MoreMy Story
Mauro Ramirez-Azofeifa
2019-05-23
In the video I talk a little bit about my whole experience in Brazil and the activities that I have been doing and working on. En el vídeo hablo un poco de mi experiencia en Brasil y en las actividades que estaba trabajando y haciendo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTo_3XaXnU
Read MoreComing Home – from Home?
Julia-Braunig
2019-05-22
Okay, that’s my final blog post. Maybe I’ve been inconsistent, not extraordinarily eloquent and definitely not as holistic as I wanted to be in here posts but at least I am able to say that I could portray important parts of my own personal experience. And part of that is the end. (This sounds so...
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close to the ocean
Lynn Drescher
2019-05-22
Barra da Lagoa is a small village on the east coast of Florianópolis. In a neighbourhood, where kindness makes you always feel welcomed, you can feel the importance of close relationships on every walk, see it in every smile. But I hope these pictures allow a glimpse of this place, its deep connection to the enchanting nature and surrounding water. I could...
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Working @ Projeto Tamar
Lynn Drescher
2019-05-22
At TAMAR in Floripa, I learned about sea turtles and natural protection. But more importantly, about the importance of collaboration and support in a team. Thanks to coworkers, who became close friends, I was soon able to hold guided tours for visitors in English as well as in Portuguese. I taught about the dangers created...
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Pictures From My Year
Ara Vickers
2019-05-21
>>The view from outside my host-nephews 2nd bday party. >> My family and I on our way to a party >> The view I had every day >> Barra Beach >> Climbing trees on a retreat with GCY >> Cris, Gabriella, and Eunzo >> In the streets of Curitiba >> W/ host fam at my...
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Wannabe Poacher Assasin
Ara Vickers
2019-05-21
When I was a kid I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up: an assassin of poachers (the hunter of the hunters if you will). I hadn’t actually ever considered the assassination part, all I was sure of was it was my life mission to stop people from murdering lions, tigers,...
Read MoreSomething Found
Julia Salomone
2019-05-18
Here is a poem I forgot I had written around September of last year, after about a few weeks of being in country. I think I was really hoping to be in an emotional space I wasn't quite in yet. I don't think I really understood it at that point, but reading it now, I...
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